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From left to right: Kathy Stuart (Sen Cassidy's Office), Rhonda Gunnell (ADAPT), Franklinton Mayor Darwin Sharp, Penny Jones (Sen Mizell's Office), Kim Wagner (Washington Parish Council), Suzi Bourne, Rep. John Wyble, Mandi Boyd (Hope Alive Ministry), Clerk of Court John Crain, Jr., Assessor Jimbo Stevenson, DA Collin Sims, Parish Ryan Seal, Judge Ellen Creel, and Sheriff Jason Smith. Photo by Danielle Folks

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Empty Chair Project at courthouse memorializes parish lives lost to overdoses

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,09/18/25-1:22PM, 1,090 Reads
Hope Alive Ministry has been meeting for almost three years every Sunday evening at 6:15 p.m. for a free hot meal and fellowship, followed by a recovery meeting at 7 p.m.
Meetings are held and sponsored by Mt Hermon UPC in Mt Hermon which is pastored by Randall Garcia.
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James Lorio

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Update: Escape attempt at Washington Parish Jail fails

Thu,05/29/25-11:30AM, 1,085 Reads
Update: The original version of this article reported Lorio's bond at $12,500, when in fact it is $125,000. The Era-Leader regrets the error.
Less than two weeks after a major New Orleans jail escape made national headlines, an attempted escape from the Washington Parish Jail failed.
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Callie Foreman

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Text me pullets

By CALLIE FOREMAN CALLIE FOREMAN
Thu,05/01/25-5:57PM, 1,079 Reads
I have a friend who puts notes by her door when I visit so I do not forget something she has for me to take home. Or so she does not forget to give it to me. The sticky note may say something like "roast and plant" so when I go to leave, she sends me with leftover pot roast and gravy and two potted plants she has transplanted.
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Buccaneer special teams worked together to allow Alex Brock to punch in a 29 yard field goal. PHOTO BY MIKE BROCK

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Bowling Green falls to Leake Academy; homecoming game is Friday

Wed,10/01/25-5:25PM, 1,077 Reads
The Bowling Green Buccaneers endured a long, winding ride through the backwoods of Mississippi to reach Madden on Friday night, where they faced the Leake Academy Rebels, last year's MAIS Class 5A State Runner-up.
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Empty Chair Project at courthouse memorializes parish lives lost to overdoses

Update: Escape attempt at Washington Parish Jail fails

Text me pullets

Bowling Green falls to Leake Academy; homecoming game is Friday

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